The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-19
COMMENT AND OPINION.

THE worst that Col. Fred Grants enemies
able TO say of him, now that he is a candi-
date for office and target for their attacks. is
that "he is only the son of his father."-Chicago
Mail.
THESE be wholesome days for the Republic
While the centennial of the constitution is be-
ing celebrated, anarchism is condemned and
Herr Most is refused citizenship. The stars and
stripes wave-Milwaukee Sentinel
THE most useful king in Europe is the mad
monarch of Bavaria. He works all day long
peeling potatoes. The Bavarians probably
consider that they have the thing that is next
best to epubic.-Louisvlle Courier-Journal.
THOSE people who imagine that the war vet
Grams are ready to be laid upon the SHELF are
numerous and enthusiastic, the coming one
of the Grand Army of the Republic is likely to
show.-New York Sun.
Johann Most says he doesn't think much Of
American citizenship but, all the same, he is
going to have it, In any other country but this
Most would be escorted to the frontier and
gently but firmly requested to keep on the other
side of it.-Philadelpha Inquirer
PROHIBITION will come when the majority
wills, but until that time arrives the advocates
of high license should be supported in their eff
forts to control the liquor traffic so that only
the better class of saloons can find it profitable
to exist. -Millwaukee Evening Wisconsin
A FEW weeks ago several leading Democratic
papers glowed with enthusiasm over the pro-
position to have Jefferson Davis welcome Presi-
dent Cleveland to the Atlanta exposition. But
suddenly there is painful silence all along the
line. Did the President object Did politi-
clans fear the effectl-Chicago Inter Ocean.
THE idea that gang Of sealawags banded to-
gether to upset society and change political
system by force, should be classed as political
offenders" after they have plotted and killed
lot OF policemen engaged in enforcing the law
against q rotous assemblage. is too absurd to
merit q moments consderation.-New York
World
WHERE the courts ara open, and are not in
tolerably venal. the man who attempts to
ticipate their action because he is enraged at
their delay, who even attempts to supple
ment their action because man whom he be-
lieves to be guilty escapes justice through
technicality, is himself an Anarchist: that Is to
say, man who is trying to COMPASS by violent
and unlawful means ends that he processes to
believe good.-New York Times.
MEN who come from abroad with foreign
born hatred of all government, and who have
never learned that the government which the
people create and control they also love; whose
aims are hostile to all social order who think
that the defense of citizen in his right to his
earnings and his property is crime against 9th
citizens who have less property. having spent
their earnings, need to be taught that party
whatever in this country has the slightest SYM
patty with them or federation for their destruct-
i've aims.-New York Tribune.
There are a quarter of million Indians in
the United States who sadly need to be civilized.
1t is doubtful whether any like number of
human beings in any other part of the habtaole
globe are much off. either morally
physically. Considering, therefore, duty to
them politically wards of the eNation. and
spiritually unconverted heather, why should
not our charities little narrow ed in their
scope and confined to own contnent2 The
missionaries and the mission funds which we
are sending to remote regions could be profit
ably employed for many years in dealing with
our own Observation-Disclosures Record.
SOUTHERN typographical unions have studi
iously ignored the rights of colored printers
seeking membership. and the natural result is
that the colored men, seeing how it is DONE are
organizing themselves They will. of course
put their rates lower than those of the white
unions. and in time force their recognition.
Thus it ia seen how and why workmen must
stand a plane of equality: that merit not
color will command the rewards of labor. If
one organized branch of labor attempts to violate
the rights of any other class. the inevitable
suit is that the powers organized for the benefit
OF labor at once begin to work its injury.-Phil-
adelphia North American.